Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Save the Saint-Lucas church in Munich, with events

From the top floor of my hotel, I took the first picture of the Saint-Lucas church in Munich. I had already seen the church from one of the offices I was working in. After talking to a local colleague, he informed me that this beautiful Lutheran church from the late 19th century was in a rather poor state and the city of Munich even considered closing the church and removing it. This would be a real pity. The church is located in the Steindorfstrasse on the banks of the Isar River. When entering the church, I was positively surprised of the condition the church was in, I expected the worst. The altar and the dome were just amazing. The church organises events to collect funds for the renovation works, in December you have two Christmas Gospel concerts (10-11/12), two classical concerts with music from Johann Sebastian Bach (17/12) and a Sylvester event (31/12). If you would like to visit the Saint Lucas Church you need to go early, it closes late afternoon.

I cannot believe they would have considered tearing it down!! It is a beautiful work of art! Do they still hold services there? Is there a large membership? If so, I would think they could all give some money every Sunday. It does not look bad at all to me, maybe some of the damage is to things unseen, like wiring, cracks in the foundation, and plumbing.